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Old English · adjective

ansund

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈɑnˌsund/
Syllables
ˈɑn · ˌsund (2 syllables)
Modern English
uninjuredsolidperfectentirehealthy

Meaning

  1. sound, healthy, uninjured

    ...swā hwǣr swā hē ēode and hī ealle āstōdon ansunde ætforan him þe on ðām fænne ǣr lagon.

    ...wheresoever he went, and they all rose up sound before him, who aforetime lay in the mire.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
  2. whole, entire; perfect; solid

    Eft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum weofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.

    Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Strong declension of ansund
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ansundansundansund
Accusative ansundneansundeansund
Genitive ansundesansundreansundes
Dative ansundumansundreansundum
Instrumental ansundeansundreansunde
Plural
Nominative ansundeansundaansundeansund
Accusative ansundeansundaansundeansund
Genitive ansundraansundraansundra
Dative ansundumansundumansundum
Instrumental ansundumansundumansundum
Weak declension of ansund
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ansundaansundeansunde
Accusative ansundanansundanansunde
Genitive ansundanansundanansundan
Dative ansundanansundanansundan
Instrumental ansundanansundanansundan
Plural
Nominative ansundanansundanansundan
Accusative ansundanansundanansundan
Genitive ansundraansundenaansundraansundenaansundraansundena
Dative ansundumansundumansundum
Instrumental ansundumansundumansundum

All forms (10)

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